The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-05-13
BLOODY TRAGEDY I'M JACKSON.

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ION On Thursday Bishr, the Stu ius
~ Got y. s. Hamilton. former lessee
o'a me State peBitentiaEy, and r.
or Gambrelis editor OF the esUrd ar
'ry SAseid, met on the iron bridge j
ca west jackson, Miss, and prOceede,
ng TO settle old scores in a most deadI
manner. A short time prior to thi
n meeting young G~ambrell, who il
AZ about3 years of age and the SOL
OF Rev. J. B. G~smbrelI, former eli
Ia tor of the BaPtist Record, severely
Or criticized Col. Hamilton in the col.
a umns Of the SrOrd and SAieEd, sug.
T. geSted By a call upon him to become
L a candidate for re election to the
e State Senate. Trouble had been
$ expected for several days, and on
B Thursday night GambrelI was re.
. turning from the train in west
jackson, and crossing the footwa,
BY the side of the iron bridge. on
Capitol street, when he was over.
taken by Col. Hamilton, bis driver
aud a man BY the name OF Enbapks
IN Col. Hamilton's buggy. A pistol
shot Was fired between the parties
followed By rapid firing and A
bloody encounter ensued. Gambrell
was shot IN the head, stomach aud
leg, his face beaten aud bruised. !
aud be died soon after without |
speaking. Hamilton was wounded |
IN the arm and side, bat walked q
some distance to a drugstore, where a
be was treated and carried home. d
Great excitement prevailed in .
JACKSON for several days and many "
were set afioat as to the at. i
aeEIng party. Hamilton stated :"
hat Gambrell fred the first shot. ~
'nt that is not now accepted. and -
. seems that Hamilton made the :"
tack aud a aided by four or
We others. A jury of inquest was
lmmoned aud after two or three
avs investigation they returned
erdlct that Gambrell came TO his
cath By wounds inflicted by Ham. CT
Ion aud his abettors. On last IS
onday warrants were issue.l on SSI
e affidavit of Rev. J. B. GambrelL tud
Their OF the deceased. who with na'
vile, was in Louisville. XIV. at Tue
e time of the killing. Tue war. upe
Dts we're served on Col. Hamilton. reg
inns, Eubands and Vim. Hardy. low
~, who we're in the buggy with Nlu
'milton, aud j. w. ALBRIGHT and Mis-
ID. Figures. All bat Hamilton zen
PIT in jail as abettors in the B
ling, the latter two having an. ous.
Iached the scene of the killing blow
from the Lawrence House, nam
N whence the party started. aud
{ it be trpe as boIiorod -. turct
and his aids pursued MINI
nbrell for the purpose of attack. 'ed't
bin and opeued FIRE upon him. 20 "
ras o dastardIv assassin.tiam Ljectu
ravated by Hamilton brutality eHtif'
inf.
oting aud beating his victim 'h'r'
'e down and helpless. 1t sucb 'ed'iz
be case the whole party should "ner'
II the extreme penalties of the tack
notice
nee writing the above the evf b
e before the coroner's jury has
published in the daiIies and pn
I'VE rrai it carefully and weigh. reside
we'll. 1t all goes far toward st. Lo
ng a cold blooded a~ssassina A. /
the part of Hamilton and lueni,
We dislike, however, to ii r
sly in expressing an opinion proxy.
ID matters and sincerely hope, Min
e sake of the fair name ot o,r Report
that spcb i not. IT, err qns
0"Se' Der 20
hing seems to be fully proven cented
questionable, that is that On
ton made a brutal aud bsrba. d., and
tack on the prostro,o s. pointed
M camh..u - ble re-
"oiie iStug SUE thanks
lpless in the agoDies of death, assistal
not hesitate to say in that sippi 81
'ti0n that such a man ia in the gu
way capable of any crime and D,toAl
malice and blackness of arc a.,
iumcieut Tor assassination. d., Surs
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